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EZRA RIPLEY, OF TROY, EW'YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELE1 AND W. C. DAVIS AND COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI OHIO.

Leners lPatent No. 79,860, me Juzg, 14, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN TEA-KETTLES.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, EZnA RIPLEY,of Troy, in the county of Rensselaer, and State of New York, have invented a. new and useful Lid for Tea-Kettles and other culinary vessels;A and I hereby declare the following to he a full, clear,l aud exactdescription thereof, reference being had' to thc accompanying drawings, making part of this specification. i

My invention consists in forming thelid or cover of hinged bail tea-kettles with a ilat or level top, so as to enable it to serve the purpose of a shelf on which to set a. plate of cakes, a coiee-pot, or other article which `it may 'be desiredto keep warm, and for which the top of the stove itselfi may afford insutlicient room or too intense a. heat. .i

Figure 1 is a perspective `view of the upper part of a'kettle provided'withmy improved lid.

Figure 2 is a. vertical section of the lid'and adjacent parts of the kettle.

Figure 3 is :tu-axial section of the pivot-joint.

A, represents the upper part of a kettle-body. B is a lugnprojecting horizontally over the mouth or opening of thc kettle a sufficient distance to receive a. pivotbolt, c, which,`passingldown through an opening, d, in the lid or oo ve'r D, enters a'nut, Il), below the lug, and, while permittingthe lid to swing freely around it in a. horizontal plane, yetserves to'coniine the lid to its place on the body aforesaid. A bush or washer, F, may be interposed between the pivot C and the lid.

Instead of the usual crowning form, my lid is hat or horizontal on its top surface, as shown, or, if ornamented or stilened by beads, d', or otherwise, then the general level ofsaid beads or ornamentsis suchas to permit any vessel, like a pan or pla-te, to rest securely upon'it, (see iig.

Projecting horizontally from the lid may be an ear, G, lto facilitate its opening or closure, and an eye, H, toenable the lid to be wired -fast to the bail-ear for shipping.- 1

The bail-ears I J are so disposed upon the kettle-body, and of such height, as for their tops to be at somewhat less elevation than the rim `of the kettle, in .order that the lid may be enabled to swing 4clear of the said ears and of the depressed bail; 'and 'that part ofthe bail K which, when said bail is'elevated, is in the plane of the lid, may be bowed outward, as utile k', suiiiciently toallas' the lid to swing clear. I

A teat'or stud, L, depending freni the under side of the lid, may serve as a stop in swinging open.

I have selected for illustration the preferred form of my invention, butreserve therightto varythe same, so long,r as the essential characteristics are retained, namely, a lid of such lat or level upper surface aste enable its use as n. shelf or platform, in addition to itsproper'or common functions as a cover. For example,

the cover may be hinged so as to open in a vertical instead of a horizontal plane, or may be loose c): attached. to the ten-kettle by other mechanical devices.

I claim herein as new, and of my invention- 4 p LCA tea-kettle, or other culinary vessel, having a hinged bail and an cdgewisc-swinging cover, so hinged or pivoted', and made flat, or so shaped on tup, that the cover forms a convenient snelf for supporting and warming other culinary vessels of larger diameter than the cover.

Zi 4Iii-combination with a cover formed and hinged as specified in the preceding clause, I further claim so constructing and applying the bail-or lifting-handle and the rear hail-lug, that when the bail is turned down, it will permit the cover to swing over itas described.

3. I'further claim, in connection with a flat-topped swinging cover, the lug or handleGr, projecting horizontally, in'such a Ina-nner ns to offer no obstruction to placing a vessel upon sai-d cover.

In testimony of which invention, I hereunto set my hand.

, EZRA RIPLEY.

4 Witnesses;Y

Gno. H. KNIGHT, Ac's'rxx F. PARK. 

